*Maritcha Remond Lyons was born on this date in 1848.  She was a Black educator, civic leader, suffragist, and public speaker in New York City and Brooklyn, New York. She taught in public schools in Brooklyn and was the second black woman to serve in their system as an assistant principal.   She was born at 144 Centre Street in New York City, … Continue reading Maritcha Remond Lyons, Suffragist born